From Front Porch to Frostop to Macey's: 3607 South 3600 West

3607 South 3600 West – From Family Home to Frostop to Macey's

The property at 3607 South 3600 West tells the story of Granger's remarkable transformation over the past century. What is now a busy commercial center was once the site of a modest family home surrounded by fields, irrigation ditches, and country roads.

City directories show that Hugh R. Monsen lived at this address in 1957. By 1970, the home was occupied by Carl Galtney, reflecting the changing families that made Granger their home during the community's years of rapid growth.

As Granger expanded through the 1960s, many of the homes along 3600 West gave way to businesses that served the area's growing population. The house at 3607 was eventually demolished, and the property became part of the site that welcomed the popular Granger Frostop Root Beer. Known for its frosty mugs of root beer, hamburgers, fries, and friendly carhop service, the Frostop became a favorite gathering place for local families, teenagers, and travelers. For many longtime residents, it remains one of the most fondly remembered landmarks along 3600 West.

The surrounding corner continued to develop as Granger evolved from a farming community into a thriving suburb. Nearby businesses, including the Granger Post Office and other neighborhood shops, helped establish this intersection as an important commercial center.

Today, the former homesite is part of the Macey's shopping center and adjoining retail development. Thousands of shoppers pass through the property each week, often unaware that beneath the pavement once stood the homes of the Monsen and Galtney families—part of the rural Granger community that laid the foundation for today's West Valley City.

The story of 3607 South 3600 West is a perfect example of Granger's evolution—from farmland and family homes to drive-in restaurants and neighborhood businesses, and finally to the modern shopping center that continues to serve the community today.